diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 6ad73497..f2dd9882 100755
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import pty from 'node-pty';
 import mime from 'mime-types';
-import { getProjects } from '@/modules/projects';
+import { getProjectsWithSessions } from '@/modules/projects';
 
 import {
     getSessionsById,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async function setupProjectsWatcher() {
                 clearProjectDirectoryCache();
 
                 // Get updated projects list
-                const updatedProjects = await getProjects(broadcastProgress);
+                const updatedProjects = await getProjectsWithSessions(broadcastProgress);
 
                 // Notify all connected clients about the project changes
                 const updateMessage = JSON.stringify({
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ app.post('/api/system/update', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
 
 app.get('/api/projects', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const projects = await getProjects(broadcastProgress);
+        const projects = await getProjectsWithSessions(broadcastProgress);
         res.json(projects);
     } catch (error) {
         res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@ async function startServer() {
             // Start watching the projects folder for changes
             await setupProjectsWatcher();
 
-            // await getProjects(); // TODO: REMOVE THIS
+            // await getProjectsWithSessions(); // TODO: REMOVE THIS
             // Start server-side plugin processes for enabled plugins
             startEnabledPluginServers().catch(err => {
                 console.error('[Plugins] Error during startup:', err.message);
diff --git a/server/modules/projects/index.ts b/server/modules/projects/index.ts
index bee7b5fc..f180cad3 100644
--- a/server/modules/projects/index.ts
+++ b/server/modules/projects/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export {
   createProjectsSnapshot,
   generateDisplayName,
-  getProjects,
+  getProjectsWithSessions,
   writeSnapshot,
 } from './services/projects.service.js';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/modules/projects/services/projects.service.ts b/server/modules/projects/services/projects.service.ts
index 2ad67f99..5967d54d 100644
--- a/server/modules/projects/services/projects.service.ts
+++ b/server/modules/projects/services/projects.service.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export async function writeSnapshot(projects: ProjectListItem[]): Promise<void>
 /**
  * Reads all projects from DB and returns provider-bucketed session summaries.
  */
-export async function getProjects(progressCallback: ProgressCallback = null): Promise<ProjectListItem[]> {
+export async function getProjectsWithSessions(progressCallback: ProgressCallback = null): Promise<ProjectListItem[]> {
   await sessionSynchronizerService.synchronizeSessions();
 
   const projectRows = projectsDb.getProjectPaths() as Array<{
diff --git a/server/projects.js b/server/projects.js
index 86456134..f8e0d46c 100755
--- a/server/projects.js
+++ b/server/projects.js
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ async function renameProject(projectName, newDisplayName) {
  * ID-based wrapper around `renameProject`.
  *
  * Writes the new display name to the `projects.custom_project_name` column
- * (the source of truth for the DB-driven getProjects() response) and also
+ * (the source of truth for the DB-driven getProjectsWithSessions() response) and also
  * keeps the legacy project-config.json in sync for backwards compatibility
  * with any code that still reads it.
  */
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ async function renameProjectById(projectId, newDisplayName) {
   }
 
   const trimmed = typeof newDisplayName === 'string' ? newDisplayName.trim() : '';
-  // Persist on the DB row so getProjects() immediately reflects the change.
+  // Persist on the DB row so getProjectsWithSessions() immediately reflects the change.
   projectsDb.updateCustomProjectNameById(projectId, trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : null);
 
   // Keep the legacy file-based project config in lockstep so historic readers